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Tilapia with Lemon Cream Sauce Recipe
Prep Time:
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
12
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
22
minutes
minutes
Servings:
4
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Ingredients
2
Tbsp
flour
1
tsp
lemon pepper seasoning
1
c
Panko breadcrumbs
1
egg
4
tilapia or other white fish fillets
4
Tbsp
oil for frying
Peanut, grapeseed, canola, safflower, sunflower, or other oil with a high smoke point
Lemon Cream Sauce
3
Tbsp
butter
2
Tbsp
flour
1 ½
c
milk
¼
tsp
onion powder
¼
tsp
sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
fresh lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
add the zest from the lemon as well if you want more lemon flavor
Instructions
Mix flour and seasoning together on a plate or shallow dish.
In bowl, beat egg with a fork or whisk.
Place the bread crumbs on second plate or dish.
Coat fish with flour mixture, dip into egg, then coat well with breadcrumbs.
Heat the oil in a large skillet.
Add fish fillets, and cook about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Lemon Cream Sauce
On low heat, melt butter in saucepan.
Quickly stir in the flour.
Stir until bubbly and creamy.
Whisk in the milk slowly, and continue whisking so that no lumps are visible.
Stir in the onion powder and sugar.
On medium heat, continue stirring until sauce has thickened.
Remove from heat and squeeze in the fresh lemon juice. Stir well.
Notes
Fish should flake easily with a fork. Be careful not to overcook.
Nutrition
Calories:
523
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
22
g
|
Protein:
41
g
|
Fat:
30
g
|
Sodium:
328
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
6
g